Biography

Before joining the Dolphins, in his career Olshansky played in 107 games, with 98 starts and notched 12.5 sacks, one interception, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Spent the last two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys .... Originally a second round pick (35th overall) by the San Diego Chargers in the 2004 NFL Draft.

PRO: Before joining the Dolphins, in his career Olshansky played in 107 games, with 98 starts and notched 12.5 sacks, one interception, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Spent the last two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys ... Originally a second round pick (35th overall) by the San Diego Chargers in the 2004 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE: Played collegiately at the University of Oregon where he earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors as a junior and named honorable mention as a sophomore ... Finished his career at Oregon with 146 tackles and 11.5 sacks.

PERSONAL: Attended St. Ignatius High School in San Francisco, CA where Named second-team all-metro by the San Francisco Examiner and honorable mention all-area by the San Jose Mercury News ... Born May 3, 1982 in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine...His family immigrated to the United States when he was seven-years old ... He is the first player from the former Soviet Union to be drafted by and play for an NFL team.